LEGAL SERVICES FOR
TECH & LIFE SCIENCES STARTUPS

We provide full-service representation to emerging
life sciences & tech companies from garage to marketplace.

YOU’RE PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUR IDEAS.
SO ARE WE.

How We Help Startups Succeed

From concept to market - and every legal step in between, we’ve got your back.

Life sciences and technology startups face unique challenges. From structuring the business and protecting IP to securing funding and managing risk.

At Crowley Law, we act as a long‑term legal partner, guiding founders through every stage of growth with clarity, speed, and precision.

Core Ways We Support Founders

Founders face shifting priorities at every stage. Here’s how our legal strategy keeps you moving: clear steps, fast execution, and protection where it matters most.

Laying the Legal Foundation: Choose the right entity, align founder equity, and draft essential agreements. We establish a legal framework that protects your business from day one.
Protecting Your Intellectual Property: Your ideas are your greatest assets. We safeguard them through IP planning, licensing, and compliance strategies that prevent costly disputes later on.
Serving as Your Legal Counsel: As you scale, legal questions grow with you. We provide ongoing counsel and proactive risk management, so you can focus on building and innovating.
Navigating Funding and Growth: From early‑stage investments to complex capital raises, we guide negotiations, due diligence, and deal structuring – ensuring your interests are protected.

Why Founders Trust Crowley Law

At Crowley Law, we bring the depth of big-firm experience with the agility, precision, and personal attention of a boutique practice.

Our clients trust us because we don’t just handle legal matters. We provide strategic legal guidance built on experience, precision, and results.

Our difference is defined by three pillars:

Experience that matters: Over 30 years of guiding technology and life sciences ventures through every stage, from formation to acquisition.
A business-driven mindset: We think like founders – pragmatic, fast, and focused on results that move your company forward.
Proven results: Our clients have secured hundreds of millions in funding and scaled their innovations globally with our counsel by their side.

We understand that every startup’s journey is different. Filled with innovation, uncertainty, and opportunity.

That’s why we go beyond traditional legal advice, offering practical, business-focused strategies that help you make smart decisions under pressure, protect what you’ve built, and create the foundation for long-term growth.

Client Testimonials

Real Voices. Real Results.

Hear directly from tech and life sciences founders who partnered with us to navigate complex challenges and achieve meaningful outcomes. The true measure of our impact comes from the founders and investors we serve. From early-stage startups to global scale-ups, sharing how Crowley Law’s practical, business-focused legal guidance helped them protect innovation, secure funding, and bring their visions to market

Chris Marshall – CEO of Research Stage Biotech Company

Real Voices, Real Results “I’ve been working with Phil for a very long time; it’s...

John Pennett – Partner International Consulting and Accounting Firm

A Gateway to U.S. Growth Eisner Advisory Group “As a partner of the Eisner Advisory...

Anne-Marie Yvon, Partner in Biotech Focused Intellectual Property Law Firm – Grimes & Yvon LLP

Words on a Reciprocal Relationship “As attorneys, our reputation is one of our primary assets,...

Tom Scholl, Entrepreneur, Technology Innovator and Investor, Professional Venture Capitalist Recommends Philip P. Crowley

Phil brings decades of big company executive experience combined with an entrepreneurial ability to think...

Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Silverleaf Consulting, Commercialization Strategy Consultant, Consumer Tech & Health Wellness Recommends Philip P. Crowley

Phil responded to me quickly, identifying a variety of risk scenarios to consider and he...

Joanna Stanicka

“Phil has been of tremendous legal help to the progress of our early-stage biotech start-up....

Tor Alden – Former CEO & Principal of a High-Technology Design Engineering Firm Recommends Philip P. Crowley

Phil Crowley has been extremely helpful in providing quick and thoughtful counsel regarding our business...

Alex Kelly, President and Co-Founder of Ireland-based software-as-a-service company Recommends Philip P. Crowley

Phil has been a trusted advisor to our company as we have expanded into the...

Clinical and FDA regulatory Affairs Expert Recommends Philip P. Crowley

Phil has been a great partner in my consulting business. He is responsive and practical...

Lori Lonczak, President, Strategic Marketing, Bio & Health Tech Products Recommends Philip P. Crowley

Phil helped me assess and modify a complex Master Services Agreement from a client. I...

Murat Aktihanoglu, Co-founder & Managing Partner at ERA and ERA Global

“We are one of the leading accelerators of tech companies in NYC. Phil has helped...

John Harbour

Chris Marshall – Stable Science Through Strategic Support Calder Biosciences Inc.

“Calder Biosciences is exploring a new era in vaccines by developing a 3D shape-stabilizing technology...

Jeannette Mahoney

Our Practice Areas

Focused expertise. Proven results.

With decades of experience advising startups and investors in the life sciences and technology sectors, we don’t just understand your business – we speak its language. From early-stage formation to complex corporate transactions, our team provides strategic, business-minded legal guidance that empowers innovation and supports sustainable growth.

At Crowley Law, we combine deep industry knowledge with the agility of a boutique firm to deliver responsive, value-driven counsel across every stage of your company’s lifecycle. Whether you’re protecting intellectual property, negotiating strategic partnerships, or navigating a high-stakes acquisition, our goal remains the same — to help you move forward with clarity, confidence, and control.

Life Science

Technology

Pharmaceuticals

Trusted Advisors
for Complex Legal Issues

We provide tailored legal solutions with the unwavering responsiveness, deep legal knowledge, and exceptional value that only a boutique firm can deliver.